Farm Graduate Program

Graduate Development Programme Contents The core Survival Skills: effective communication to help develop client relationships, personal safety, clinical success and Thriving in Practice (1 day). Mastering Medicines: making better treatment decisions, translating pharmacology theory into a practical context (0.5 day). Pigs and Poultry: common disease problems: how to identify, manage and medicate (1 day). Dairy Days: calving, fresh cow management, LDAs, first steps for lameness (3 days). Beef and Sheep: lambing, calving, caesareans, disease identification and treatment, growth rates (2 days). Practical Pathology: gross post mortem techniques, sample collection (0.5 day). Continuing professional development (CPD) The mentoring programme Networking opportunities Our Trainers 06 07 08 10 12 14 15 16 Andrew Curwen “Offering mentoring support and exceptional delivery, using the talents and skills of our XLVet members, is one of the key strengths of XLVets, as we share experience to help each other's business and to develop excellence in practice. This graduate programme will offer a series of modules, delivered by XLVet veterinary trainers and supported by XLVet mentors, to provide support and confidence in key clinical and client skills.” Contents 03 The Farm Graduate Development Programme for Farm Vets will bring up to 12 graduates together to work as a team over the duration of the course. Plenty of opportunity will be given to share experiences and develop contacts. Each graduate can also choose to be supported by a mentor from within XLVets, to help strengthen shared learning across the group. We look forward to enrolling you on the courses. www. vetskills.co.uk *Correct at time of printing. Farm Graduate Brochure May '18.qxd 26/9/18 11:11 Page 4